Smugglers’ Land

in Gargellen

Discover the world of the smugglers

On the trail of Schmuggi Luggi

Schmuggi Luggi was a master at playing tricks on the watchful customs guards. In Smugglers’ Land, visitors young and old can follow his tracks and experience at various stations how exciting, fraught and sometimes even dangerous the smugglers’ life was.

Take your time - A chance to breathe

Become a smuggler

A themed trail for the whole family

Smugglers’ Land combines the hiking experience with the adventures of the bold men of former times. The loop hiking trail starts with a secret path - a path that recreates the thrills that the smugglers experienced on their tours. Different surfaces are explored on foot: Sand, gravel, water, mud, etc. A “Gäßscherm”, a wooden hut that is used as shelter for goats and hay, awaits as the next attraction.

The subsequent “view” enables the hikers to observe red deer, ibex and chamois on the adjacent mountain ranges with binoculars. Look through your binoculars – can you spot Schmuggi Luggi on the rock face? What life is like “on the run” can be experienced at the next station. “Marenda” is a dialect word and means something like a “light meal or snack”.

This trip involves a family being on the move for around half a day until they have experienced all the stations.

And for the big smugglers:

The smugglers’ life: Hard, lonely and dangerous.

Gargellen smugglers’ tour

Smuggling represented an important source of income for one and a half centuries, especially in the Montafon. The cross-border smugglers’ tour with its hidden treasures provides an insight into the life of a smuggler from in years gone by.